The CGTLive™ Oncology specialty topic page highlights the latest clinical care news related to the development of cell therapies, gene therapies, and engineered and regenerative medicines for various cancers. It also houses video interviews with key opinion leaders in the field of oncology speaking to the related FDA actions, clinical guideline updates, and clinical trial findings in the field of gene and cell therapy for oncologic diseases.
May 17th 2024
Oncological trials of biologics also face particularly higher rates of clinical holds.
Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection: Addressing Pediatric and AYA Patient Concerns While Managing Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Individualizing Care for Patients with Schizophrenia—Understanding Patient Challenges and the Role of Innovative Treatment
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Improving Outcomes in Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias at the Intersection Between Hematology and Oncology Care
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B-Cell Tumor Board: Rendering Real World Personalized Treatment Plans in CLL/SLL and MCL Through the Lens of Emerging BTKi Evidence
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Applying New Evidence in Multiple Myeloma Care from Frontline to R/R Disease
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Translating New Evidence into Treatment Algorithms from Frontline to R/R Multiple Myeloma: How the Experts Think & Treat
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Medical Crossfire: How Has Iron Supplementation Altered Treatment Planning for Patients with Cancer-Related Anemia?
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Medical Crossfire®: The Experts Bridge Recent Data in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia With Real-World Sequencing Questions
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Community Practice Connections™: Pre-Conference Workshop on Immune Cell-Based Therapy
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Blinatumomab Represents a New Standard of Care in Pediatric High-Risk First-Relapse ALL
September 2nd 2020Blinatumomab monotherapy as consolidation therapy prior to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant resulted a significant improvement in event-free survival and a lower risk of recurrence in children with high-risk B-cell precursor–acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Questions Remain as CAR T-Cell Therapy Prepares to Transform Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma Treatment
August 24th 2020Luciano J. Costa, MD, discusses the emerging role of CAR T-cell therapy in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, investigational products such as ide-cel, orva-cel, and JNJ-4528, and early intervention strategies to manage the toxicities associated with these products.
Liso-Cel Takes Step Toward EU Approval in B-Cell Lymphomas
July 17th 2020The European Medicines Agency has validated a Marketing Authorization Application for the CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma, and grade 3B follicular lymphoma following at least 2 prior therapies.
NCCN Patient Guidelines Highlight Side Effects of Immunotherapy, CAR T-Cell Therapy
July 3rd 2020Immunotherapy and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy are new and important treatments revolutionizing care of some cancers; however, their side effects can be very different than what is seen in traditional approaches, such as chemotherapy.
The Expanding Role of CAR T Cells in Lymphoma and Leukemia
Expert Shares Efforts to Expand Use of CAR T-Cell Therapy to Solid Tumors
June 30th 2020Natalie Sophia Grover, MD, discusses ongoing research with CAR T-cell therapy in hematologic malignancies, efforts examining the potential for this approach in solid tumors, and future directions and challenges with this modality.
COVID-19 Raises Difficult Challenges for CAR T-Cell Therapy Administration
June 27th 2020Patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas and B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia can benefit greatly from chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, but providing that therapy has become much more difficult in the age of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Selinexor Approved Under Accelerated Pathway to Treat DLBCL
June 24th 2020The FDA granted accelerated approval to selinexor (Xpovio, Karyopharm Therapeutics) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The oral treatment is to be used after at least 2 lines of systemic therapy.
FDA Approves Selinexor for Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL
June 22nd 2020The FDA has approved selinexor for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), not otherwise specified, including DLBCL arising from follicular lymphoma, after at least two lines of systemic therapy.
Axi-Cel Induces Durable Remissions in Relapsed CLL, B-Cell Lymphoma
June 18th 2020Patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia and B-cell lymphoma who received the anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy FMC63-28Z experienced highly durable rates of remission, according to long-term data from a phase 1/2 study.
CAG Regimen Shows Strong Results as Salvage Therapy in T-ALL
June 13th 2020Patients with relapsed/refractory T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia face poor outcomes, and are generally treated by salvage therapy followed by allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. A new study suggests an optimal option for salvage therapy.